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60 bible verses encouraging on offerings
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Here are 60 Bible verses that encourage the practice of giving and offerings:
### Old Testament
1. **Exodus 25:2** - "Speak to the people of Israel that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me."
2. **Leviticus 27:30** - "Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord."
3. **Deuteronomy 16:17** - "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you."
4. **2 Chronicles 31:12** - "And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the consecrated things."
5. **Proverbs 3:9-10** - "Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine."
6. **Proverbs 11:24** - "One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want."
7. **Proverbs 22:9** - "Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor."
8. **Malachi 3:10** - "Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need."
### New Testament
9. **Matthew 6:19-21** - "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven..."
10. **Matthew 10:8** - "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give."
11. **Luke 6:38** - "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap..."
12. **Acts 20:35** - "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
13. **Romans 12:13** - "Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality."
14. **2 Corinthians 9:6-7** - "The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
15. **2 Corinthians 9:8** - "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work."
16. **Galatians 6:9-10** - "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone..."
17. **Philippians 4:15-19** - "...you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only."
18. **1 Timothy 6:17-19** - "As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God..."
19. **Hebrews 13:16** - "Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God."
20. **James 1:27** - "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction...”
### More Encouragements on Offerings
21. **1 Chronicles 29:14** - "But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you."
22. **Psalm 96:8** - "Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!"
23. **Psalm 116:12-13** - "What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord."
24. **Isaiah 58:10** - "If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness..."
25. **Ephesians 4:28** - "Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need."
26. **Colossians 3:23-24** - "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward..."
27. **Revelation 22:12** - "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done."
### Practical Applications
28. **2 Corinthians 8:12** - "For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have."
29. **Matthew 5:42** - "Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you."
30. **Luke 19:8** - "And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, 'Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor…'"
31. **Acts 11:29** - "So the disciples determined, everyone according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea."
32. **James 2:15-16** - "If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, be warmed and filled,' without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?"
33. **Matthew 25:40** - "And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'"
34. **Matthew 6:33** - "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."
35. **1 John 3:17** - "But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?"
### Final Encouragements
36. **Isaiah 32:8** - "But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands."
37. **Psalm 40:6** - "In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required."
38. **Deuteronomy 14:22** - "You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year."
39. **Luke 21:1-4** - "Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, 'Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.'"
40. **2 Corinthians 9:11** - "You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way..."
41. **Romans 15:26-27** - "For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem."
42. **Proverbs 28:27** - "Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse."
43. **Philippians 1:5** - "Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now."
### Closing Verses
44. **2 Corinthians 8:7** - "But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also."
45. **Matthew 23:23** - "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness."
46. **Romans 12:8** - "The one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness."
47. **1 Timothy 5:17-18** - "Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching."
48. **Malachi 1:14** - "For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations."
49. **1 Chronicles 29:3** - "Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own, of gold and silver..."
50. **Psalm 54:6** - "With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good."
51. **1 Peter 4:10** - "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
52. **Proverbs 19:17** - "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed."
53. **Acts 4:34-35** - "There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold..."
54. **Job 29:12** - "Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him."
55. **Leviticus 25:35** - "If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you."
56. **Proverbs 3:27** - "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it."
57. **Matthew 6:21** - "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
58. **Ephesians 2:10** - "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
59. **Matthew 7:7** - "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
60. **Romans 9:15** - "For he says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.'"
These verses emphasize the importance of giving, the joy of generosity, and the blessings that come from offering to God and to those in need. They can serve as powerful reminders for personal reflection in the spirit of generosity.
### Old Testament
1. **Exodus 25:2** - "Speak to the people of Israel that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me."
2. **Leviticus 27:30** - "Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord."
3. **Deuteronomy 16:17** - "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you."
4. **2 Chronicles 31:12** - "And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the consecrated things."
5. **Proverbs 3:9-10** - "Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine."
6. **Proverbs 11:24** - "One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want."
7. **Proverbs 22:9** - "Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor."
8. **Malachi 3:10** - "Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need."
### New Testament
9. **Matthew 6:19-21** - "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven..."
10. **Matthew 10:8** - "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give."
11. **Luke 6:38** - "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap..."
12. **Acts 20:35** - "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
13. **Romans 12:13** - "Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality."
14. **2 Corinthians 9:6-7** - "The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
15. **2 Corinthians 9:8** - "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work."
16. **Galatians 6:9-10** - "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone..."
17. **Philippians 4:15-19** - "...you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only."
18. **1 Timothy 6:17-19** - "As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God..."
19. **Hebrews 13:16** - "Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God."
20. **James 1:27** - "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction...”
### More Encouragements on Offerings
21. **1 Chronicles 29:14** - "But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you."
22. **Psalm 96:8** - "Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!"
23. **Psalm 116:12-13** - "What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord."
24. **Isaiah 58:10** - "If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness..."
25. **Ephesians 4:28** - "Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need."
26. **Colossians 3:23-24** - "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward..."
27. **Revelation 22:12** - "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done."
### Practical Applications
28. **2 Corinthians 8:12** - "For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have."
29. **Matthew 5:42** - "Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you."
30. **Luke 19:8** - "And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, 'Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor…'"
31. **Acts 11:29** - "So the disciples determined, everyone according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea."
32. **James 2:15-16** - "If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, be warmed and filled,' without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?"
33. **Matthew 25:40** - "And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'"
34. **Matthew 6:33** - "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."
35. **1 John 3:17** - "But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?"
### Final Encouragements
36. **Isaiah 32:8** - "But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands."
37. **Psalm 40:6** - "In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required."
38. **Deuteronomy 14:22** - "You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year."
39. **Luke 21:1-4** - "Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, 'Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.'"
40. **2 Corinthians 9:11** - "You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way..."
41. **Romans 15:26-27** - "For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem."
42. **Proverbs 28:27** - "Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse."
43. **Philippians 1:5** - "Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now."
### Closing Verses
44. **2 Corinthians 8:7** - "But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also."
45. **Matthew 23:23** - "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness."
46. **Romans 12:8** - "The one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness."
47. **1 Timothy 5:17-18** - "Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching."
48. **Malachi 1:14** - "For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations."
49. **1 Chronicles 29:3** - "Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own, of gold and silver..."
50. **Psalm 54:6** - "With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good."
51. **1 Peter 4:10** - "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
52. **Proverbs 19:17** - "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed."
53. **Acts 4:34-35** - "There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold..."
54. **Job 29:12** - "Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him."
55. **Leviticus 25:35** - "If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you."
56. **Proverbs 3:27** - "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it."
57. **Matthew 6:21** - "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
58. **Ephesians 2:10** - "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
59. **Matthew 7:7** - "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
60. **Romans 9:15** - "For he says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.'"
These verses emphasize the importance of giving, the joy of generosity, and the blessings that come from offering to God and to those in need. They can serve as powerful reminders for personal reflection in the spirit of generosity.